Metternich's Faction

Metternich's Faction was a conservative faction of Austrian politics that was active from 1815 to 1846. The faction was led by the great Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich, a traditional conservative who sought to maintain the balance of power in Europe by resisting Russian territorial ambitions in Central Europe and the Balkans, as well as by crushing liberal revolutions. His faction of politics opposed liberal reforms and favored international cooperation to maintain the status quo in Europe. In 1848, Metternich was forced to resign as State Chancellor and Foreign Minister as a result of the liberal Revolutions of 1848, and his faction dissolved as a result.